OSHA Inspection: BRANDING IRON HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED

Issued

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee from the hazard(s) identified:    Employees packing meat frozen to a temperature of approximately 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit were exposed to incipient stages of frostbite and the employer did not select protective gloves.

Issued

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:    Employees packing meat frozen to a temperature of approximately 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit were exposed to incipient stages of frostbite and the employer did not select protective gloves relative to the tasks performed and contact with the cold.

Issued

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications or additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:     On or about September 16, 2014, employees performing work from forklift elevated work platforms at heights of 24 feet and less were exposed to the hazard of falling and forklift mast entanglement and the employer did not obtain the manufacturer's prior written approval for the addition of the work platform.

Issued

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    Employees performing abrasive wheel grinding in the maintenance shop were exposed to struck-by hazards and the employer did not ensure the tongue guards on the 2 pedestal grinders housing guards were adjusted to within one fourth inch from the abrasive wheel periphery.

Issued

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): Receptacles installed in wet or damp locations were not suitable for the location:    In the shipping department, employees required to utilize or maintain the self-contained eyewash station were exposed to electric shock and the employer did not ensure the receptacle installed in a wet location were provided with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter function.

Issued

2014-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR �1904.33(a): The OSHA 300 Log, the OSHA 300A Summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Reports (or equivalents), were not retained in the establishment for 5 years following the end of the calendar year to which they relate:    The employer did not retain the 2011 OSHA 300 Log as a completed form and the columns I through M6 were not retained or available for inspection.